May asks to stay on as Green leader after announcing plans to step aside

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May is campaigning to stay on as Green Party leader as a faction of party members mounts a campaign to oust her.

The party is in the midst of a leadership review vote, which is required within six months of an election.

While May already has indicated she doesn't intend to lead the party into the next election, she's asking Green members to vote for her to stay on as leader until a new leader can be chosen.

Speaking with The Canadian Press on Tuesday, May said the movement to oust her is "inexplicable" since she already has said she'll be stepping aside.

"In 2019, I stepped down … and an interim leader was appointed and they did a great job, but the reality of an interim leader is it creates uncertainty in the public mind," she said.

"We're going to go into a leader